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Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure By Rinker Buck Cover Image
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure (Hardcover)
By Rinker Buck
$32.50
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage By Alfred Lansing Cover Image
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Paperback)
By Alfred Lansing
$18.99
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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile By Candice Millard Cover Image
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile (Hardcover)
By Candice Millard
$32.50
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings By Neil Price Cover Image
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Paperback)
By Neil Price
$19.99
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Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk By Buddy Levy Cover Image
Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk (Hardcover)
By Buddy Levy
$29.99
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Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier By Peter Stark Cover Image
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier (Paperback)
By Peter Stark
$17.99
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West By Stephen E. Ambrose Cover Image
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West (Paperback)
By Stephen E. Ambrose
$20.99
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe By Caroline Dodds Pennock Cover Image
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe (Hardcover)
By Caroline Dodds Pennock
$32.50
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The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance By Mensun Bound Cover Image
The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance (Hardcover)
By Mensun Bound
$35.00
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Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World By Irene Vallejo, Charlotte Whittle (Translated by) Cover Image
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World (Hardcover)
By Irene Vallejo, Charlotte Whittle (Translated by)
$35.00
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Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune By Keith Thomson Cover Image
Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Hardcover)
By Keith Thomson
$32.00
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The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey By Rinker Buck Cover Image
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey (Paperback)
By Rinker Buck
$19.99
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